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Published on 8/25/2010 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Houston releases details on $229 million sale of utility system revenue refunding bonds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Aug. 24 - The City of Houston revealed the full terms of its $229 million sale of series 2010C first-lien combined utility system revenue refunding bonds, according to a pricing sheet.

The bonds (Aa2/AA/AA) were sold through RBC Capital Markets Corp. The co-managers were J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, Fidelity Capital Markets LLC, Jefferies & Co. and Southwest Securities Inc.

The bonds are due 2011 to 2019 with 2% to 5% coupons.

Proceeds will be used to refund and defease the city's outstanding series 1997E, 1999B-C and 2000A water and sewer system junior-lien revenue refunding bonds.

Issuer:City of Houston
Issue:Series 2010C first-lien combined utility system revenue refunding bonds
Amount:$229 million
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:RBC Capital Markets Corp. (lead); J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC; Fidelity Capital Markets LLC; Jefferies & Co.; and Southwest Securities Inc. (co-managers)
Ratings:Moody's: Aa2
Standard & Poor's: AA
Fitch: AA
Pricing date:Aug. 24
Settlement date:Sept. 1
MaturityTypeCouponPrice
2011Serial2%101.958
2012Serial2%103.241
2012Serial5%109.81
2013Serial2%104.048
2013Serial5%113.537
2014Serial2%104.233
2014Serial5%116.566
2015Serial5%117.9
2016Serial4%113.489
2016Serial5%119.354
2017Serial4%113.356
2018Serial3%105.511
2018Serial5%120.413
2019Serial4%112.614

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